Lemon-squeezer.



L. SCHATTERMAN.

LEMON SQUEEZER. APPLICATION FILED MAYZ, 1913. RENEWED MAY 3,1915. 14L834.

Patented June 1, 1915.

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" T all whom it may concern LOUISE SGHATTERMA'N, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

LEMON-SQUEEZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June i, 1915.

Application filed Kay 2, 1913', Serial No. 765,020. Renewed May 3, 1915Serial No. 25,631.

Be it known that I, Lomsn SCHATTERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lemon-Squeezers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in lemon squeezers and its objectis to produce a device of this class provided with an extractor havingan apertured flared base adapted to rest'upon ledges made integral withthe body of a container that is separate and apart from the extractor;said base forming a seed retainer.

The invention consists in the combination.

and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fully described in thefollowing specification, pointed out in the claims and illustrated inthe accompanying drawing which forms a part of said specification and inwhich- Figure l is a plan of my improved lemon squeezer. Fig. 2 is avertical section in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section taken. on line3-3 of Fig. 2.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views.

1 is the container of approximately square formation in cross sectionand provided with a handle 2 at one corner. Within the container aplurality of integral ledges 3 are provided upon which the flaredapertured base 4 of the extractor is adapted to rest;

said extractor being formed with'the usual ridges 6 and with apertures 7through which the juice extracted from the lemon may pass into thereceptacle 1. The ledges 3 aforesaid extend along each side of thecontainer almost from corner to corner and between the adjacent cornersof two adjacent ledges .a space 8 is provided to permit outpour of thejuice. The apertures in the flared base of the extractor permit thejuice to flow through said base while preventingpassage therethrough ofthe lemon seed. The fact that the extractor is separate and removablefrom the container makes it easy to clean all parts of the device or toreplace one of the parts should it be broken. By the pro vision of theflared or upwardly curved base 4 the lemon is caused to more closely hugthe cone andits edge portion is deflected .removably seated upon saidledges.

2. In a lemon squeezer,acontainer formed with a plurality of integralledges spaced apart from each other, a handle for said "container, anextractor normally disposed above said container and a seed retainerformed integral with said extractor and adapted to rest normally uponthe aforesaid ledges.

3. In combination, a cup having corners and a handle projectingoutwardly of one of the corners so that the corner diagonally oppositesaid handle will be directly beneath the handle when the cup is tiltedthereby, supporting ledges projecting internally of the cup and havingtheir end portions spaced from each at the corners of the cup to providedelivery passages, a conical member having a base seated on the ledgesand provided with grating ribs, said memher having openings therein andhaving its base curved upward to cause the lemon to hug the cone whenpressed thereon.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my, own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUISE SCHATTERMAN. )Vitnesses: Mrs. F. DREFCHINSKI,

Mrs. CARL PETERSEN.

